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Young Ones One Show launches new creative brief Clash Royale

Source: © 123rf LinkedIn has launched its Companies Hub to boost B2B marketing intelligence

LinkedIn boost B2B marketing intelligence with Companies Hub

Source: © 123rf LinkedIn has launched its Companies Hub to boost B2B marketing intelligence

LinkedIn boost B2B marketing intelligence with Companies Hub

20 Dec 2024

Source: © 123rf A strategic partnership giving brands new opportunities to connect with audiences through music has been formed by WPP and the Universal Music Group (UMG).

WPP and UMG form partnership connecting audiences through music

18 Dec 2024

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Kitale Film Week opens call for submissions

21 Oct 2022

Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

19 Oct 2022

Source: © Blue Ox Studio A third of advertisers plan to cut their EMEA media budgets in 2023

Third of advertisers plan to cut EMEA budgets next year

18 Oct 2022

Nigeria's Zamfara state orders media to close for covering political rally

Garba Muhammad 17 Oct 2022

Lindt's chocolate bunny trade mark win shows shape matters to consumers

Enrico Bonadio and Alina Trapova 12 Oct 2022

APO Group celebrates its 15th anniversary by offering one-year press release distribution to 15 NGOs

APO Group celebrates its 15th anniversary by offering one-year press release distribution to 15 NGOs

APO Group 7 Oct 2022

Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, founder and executive chair of African Fashion International and Lucilla Booyzen, director of South African Fashion Week. Source: Supplied

South Africans selected for BoF 500 Global Fashion Leader Index

3 Oct 2022

Souce: © Whats Creative David Kennedy and Dan Wieden, cofounders of Wieden+Kennedy

Wieden+Kennedy cofounder, Dan Wieden, dies

3 Oct 2022

Global media leaders expected at WOO APAC Forum

28 Sep 2022

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APO Group announces partnership with EIB Network

28 Sep 2022

Bisquit & Dubouché's Vincent Chappe on championing Cognac craft and community

Bisquit & Dubouché's Vincent Chappe on championing Cognac craft and community

Lauren Hartzenberg 28 Sep 2022

Outgoing Unilever CEO Alan Jope. Source: Supplied

Unilever CEO Alan Jope to retire

27 Sep 2022

Pentawards 2022: Best in global packaging design revealed

Pentawards 2022: Best in global packaging design revealed

26 Sep 2022

Image supplied. Koo Govender will join as the new chief executive officer: Publicis Groupe Africa on 1 February 2023

Koo Govender appointed new CEO: Publicis Groupe Africa

23 Sep 2022

Source © Jacek Sopotnicki Nairobi, Kenya's captial city

William Ruto vs Kenya's media: democracy is at stake

19 Sep 2022

Yeezy Gap Round Jacket floating projection in Los Angeles. Source: Gap

Kanye West pulls plug on Yeezy Gap partnership

16 Sep 2022

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia founder. Source: Patagonia

Patagonia founder gives company away - 'Earth is now our only shareholder'

16 Sep 2022

Source: © Kal Visuals Unsplash]] The DW Akademie Film Development Fund is calling filmmakers based in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda to apply for a one-year fellowship programme

DW Akademie film development funding programme opens to Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda

14 Sep 2022

All the 74th Emmy Awards winners

All the 74th Emmy Awards winners

13 Sep 2022

African creatives score spots in Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative

African creatives score spots in Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative

13 Sep 2022

Image supplied. Art and Activism: In December last year, activists began a successful campaign against Shell’s attempt to prospect for gas off the Eastern Cape Wild Coast, amplifying it with short films, street art and even dedicated music tracks which helped to bring more people out to support frontline communities, and help protect our marine life. It is this creative energy that the Climate Story Lab aims to harness

Southern African creatives called on to make an impact on the climate crisis

12 Sep 2022

#WomensMonth: Distell's Kushilla Thomas feeds her passions for Africa, brands and people

#WomensMonth: Distell's Kushilla Thomas feeds her passions for Africa, brands and people

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2022

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

Bizcommunity.com 29 Aug 2022

Jonathan Molapo to succeed Mitch Slape as Massmart CEO

Jonathan Molapo to succeed Mitch Slape as Massmart CEO

29 Aug 2022

Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted. Source: Adidas

Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted to step down

23 Aug 2022

How businesses can use PR (Public Relations) as part of their cyber security management

How businesses can use PR (Public Relations) as part of their cyber security management

Lerato Mpholo, Opinion & Public BCW 22 Aug 2022

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The role of media in a Kenyan election: what you should know

5 Aug 2022

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

Facebook puts an end to live shopping feature

5 Aug 2022

Meta has 7 days to comply with Kenya's cohesion watchdog

1 Aug 2022

Source: © Africa Feeds A Kenyan trading center in Nairobi

New partnership to provide smart data-driven marketing for Africa

27 Jul 2022

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Walmart doubles down on Africa despite a decade of frustration

Retail

Walmart doubles down on Africa despite a decade of frustration

Nqobile Dludla 21 Oct 2022

Lifestyle

Kitale Film Week opens call for submissions

21 Oct 2022

Finance

Liz Truss resignation will not steady markets easily

20 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Liz Truss resigns

20 Oct 2022

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Energy & Mining

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. MoneyHash founders, Nader Abdelrazik, Mustafa Eid and Anisha Sekar.

Finance

MoneyHash debuts in Africa

20 Oct 2022

Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

Retail

Nestlé names Nicole Roos first female MD for East and Southern Africa

19 Oct 2022

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

ESG & Sustainability

2022 WWF report: Freshwater populations have fallen by 83% in less than a lifetime

18 Oct 2022

Finance

Mastercard to bring crypto-trading capabilities to banks

17 Oct 2022

Source: World Economic Forum.

Finance

Are asset owners ready to finance a transition to net zero?

17 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Finance

After policy U-turns, UK's Liz Truss says Britain wants stability

17 Oct 2022

Diageo seeks to raise its stake in Kenyan brewer EABL, to keep listing

Retail

Diageo seeks to raise its stake in Kenyan brewer EABL, to keep listing

Duncan Miriri 17 Oct 2022

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Retail

Africa's luxury resale shoppers flock to Louis Vuitton

13 Oct 2022

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

Retail

Fast fashion giant Shein commits to cutting emissions

13 Oct 2022

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Retail

Cost of e-commerce fraud to exceed $48bn in 2023 - BNPL poses major risk

12 Oct 2022

Retail

Lindt's chocolate bunny trade mark win shows shape matters to consumers

Enrico Bonadio and Alina Trapova 12 Oct 2022

Source: Wikipedia. Bank of England.

Finance

Chaos in the markets: Bank of England takes emergency measures

11 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.

Finance

IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 11 Oct 2022

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

ESG & Sustainability

Dr Elizabeth le Roux awarded 2022 JWO Research Grant

11 Oct 2022

Healthcare

ePharmacy users to reach 1bn globally by 2027

10 Oct 2022

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

ESG & Sustainability

World Bank says goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met

Andrea Shalal 6 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retail

Massmart prepares to shut Game stores in East and West Africa

5 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Energy & Mining

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Agriculture

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Alexander Winning 5 Oct 2022

World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

Construction & Engineering

World's tallest timber apartment complex to be built in Zanzibar

4 Oct 2022

Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, founder and executive chair of African Fashion International and Lucilla Booyzen, director of South African Fashion Week. Source: Supplied

Retail

South Africans selected for BoF 500 Global Fashion Leader Index

3 Oct 2022

UN farm fund in talks with IMF to join forces on resilience trust - president

Agriculture

UN farm fund in talks with IMF to join forces on resilience trust - president

Jorgelina do Rosario and Nigel Hunt 3 Oct 2022

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

ESG & Sustainability

'Decarbonisation is too expensive' - how to sell climate change action to bean counters

Aled Jones 29 Sep 2022

Bisquit & Dubouché's Vincent Chappe on championing Cognac craft and community

Retail

Bisquit & Dubouché's Vincent Chappe on championing Cognac craft and community

Lauren Hartzenberg 28 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters. Kenya's former central bank governor Njuguna Ndung'u at his office in Nairobi.

Finance

Ex-central bank chief named Kenyan finance minister amid rising inflation

28 Sep 2022

Outgoing Unilever CEO Alan Jope. Source: Supplied

Retail

Unilever CEO Alan Jope to retire

27 Sep 2022

Pentawards 2022: Best in global packaging design revealed

Retail

Pentawards 2022: Best in global packaging design revealed

26 Sep 2022

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

Energy & Mining

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

26 Sep 2022

New Africa report looks at demographic changes, data centre growth, investment opportunities

Property

New Africa report looks at demographic changes, data centre growth, investment opportunities

26 Sep 2022

African Global Citizen patrons urge world to consider continent's giving power

ESG & Sustainability

African Global Citizen patrons urge world to consider continent's giving power

Cooper Inveen 26 Sep 2022

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